Layer 2 management protocols
8.4 Ring redundancy and standby connection
SCALANCE XM-400/XR-500 Command Line Interface (CLI)
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With this command, you configure the ports of the ring redundancy manager or ring
redundancy client on a device.
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– In the normal status, the network structure is operated via port. The other port is only
used by the ring redundancy manager for checking.
– If there is a disruption, the two parts of the ring operate via both ports.
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– The client forwards all frames.
You are in the Redundancy configuration mode.
The command prompt is as follows:
cli(config-red)#
Call up the command with the following parameters:
ring ports <iftype1><ifnum1><iftype2><ifnum2>
The parameters have the following meaning:
Specifies the interface type for the first ring port
Specifies the number of the interface for the first ring port
Specifies the interface type for the second ring port
Specifies the number of the interface for the second ring port
For information on names of addresses and interfaces, refer to the section "Interface
identifiers and addresses (Page 39)".
Note
Differing port addresses
The first and second port must be configured on different interfaces
The ports of the ring redundancy are configured.